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Forest Service Commissioner Park Jong-ho announces a plan to plant trees this year, including planting 48 million trees, 70 times the area of Namsan Mountain, at the Government Complex in Daejeon on the 3rd. Provided by the Forest Service
The Forest Service began a full review, including gathering public opinion, on a plan to push Arbor Day, which is currently April 5, through March.
Forest Service Commissioner Park Jong-ho held a briefing on the ‘Tree Planting Promotion Plan’ this year at the government war window on the 3rd and said: “As there are more and more opinions that Arbor Day should accelerate due to global warming in March, we will carefully review the validity of the date change. ”
Commissioner Park added: “Considering the historical and symbolic nature of Arbor Day, it is necessary to form a national consensus.”
Arbor Day was established in 1946 to commemorate the day the king built his own farm in Sunnongdan during the Joseon dynasty, and this year marks the 76th. Some are raising opinions that Arbor Day should be sped up as the time to plant trees is sped up due to global warming. On the other hand, there is still an opinion that the anniversary should be kept as is.
The Forest Service plans to plant 48 million trees on 20,000 hectares, 70 times the area of Namsan in Seoul this year to achieve carbon neutrality by 2050. Previously, on the 24th of last month, the first tree planting event was held. trees in the Geoje National Forest in Gyeongsangnam-do.
Short-term income and high added value are created by cultivating forest resources suitable for regional characteristics, such as economic tree species, special resources, and island regions in 15,000 ㏊, such as forest economic development complex, and 3,000 ㏊ for the creation of roads and houses. landscape area, large It was decided to plant tree at 1000㏊ to restore damaged area from forest fire.
To reduce fine dust, a 1,068 ㏊ fine dust reduction forest will also be created on the outskirts of the city and 156 ㏊ of fine dust that blocks forests around major sources of fine dust, such as industrial complexes. To create a pleasant green space in the city center, we will also promote afforestation projects in 75 urban forests such as Wind Road Forest, Life-friendly Forest, Mugunghwa Garden, 34 forest-sharing wellness facilities and 50 child-safe green forests. .
In addition, considering the situation of the new coronavirus infection (Corona 19), it was decided to actively encourage people to plant trees by launching an offline online campaign “ Get My Tree Campaign ”.
Commissioner Park said: “This year is the first year for the realization of carbon neutrality in 2050, so that the entire nation can participate in the planting of 3 billion trees and create a legacy that will go down in history with our own hands, so that we can reproduce the miracle of successful forest rehabilitation in the past. “I’ll keep exercising.”
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